age is not a problem

"Hey, Sawada... If I told you, 'Would you like to have a date with me', would you say yes?"

"Sorry, Asakawa, I really have no plans for this right now..."

"Don't pay attention to what I just told you, just kidding..."

"Uh...uh!"

Clutching his heart that had been severely stabbed by the scissors and then bloody, he stared at the girl in front of him with wide-eyed eyes in disbelief.

But the girl looked down at him, her cat's-eye eyes were full of coldness and madness:

"I said it as a joke... But, whoever refuses my confession, even Sawada will die..."

Then, the girl suddenly pulled the scissors out of his heart, then waved them in the air... and killed a fly, and pointed the knife point at him, intending to feed the dead fly into his mouth:

"Come... Sawada, your last supper..."

"Uh……"

Tsuna opened his eyes suddenly, and after three seconds of sluggishness, he realized that he was still sitting on the sofa in his apartment, with the elbow of his right arm resting on the armrest of the sofa.Just sitting here, I dozed off while I was sitting, and when I dozed off... I had a not-so-good dream.

Several days have passed since the scene that evening.And these days, Qingmei's attitude towards him is not different from the past, maybe she really came to tell him that day because she lost in the game of truth or dare.

...But it made him have nightmares for several days, just like that just now.

Moreover, the moment she pulled out the scissors that day... is definitely not something that ordinary girls can do.Why did she deliberately expose her skills in front of her?Or was it her attempt to release the bait?

"Bss, bss!" On the opposite sofa, Kurihara, who was working with a laptop in his hand, called several times in a row before finally bringing his own boss back to his senses.

Tsuna just rolled his eyes slightly, as if nothing happened just now, "Have the documents been sorted out... Thanks for your hard work, Kurihara."

Kurihara narrowed his eyes slightly. At this moment, he was not interested in the work at hand at all, and said slightly jokingly: "Bss... According to my many years of experience, your appearance just now seems to be trapped by love."

"...If you could use your experience like this in the Yushou department before, Uncle Yamamoto wouldn't worry about Yamamoto's single issue." Tsuna replied helplessly. There are a bunch of gossips one by one.

"Don't interrupt, bss~ Let me guess, the person who troubled you emotionally... should be Miss Asakawa Kiyomi. You said before, bss, that you want to get to know her by yourself, so now this is, The more you understand, the more you get stuck?" Kurihara felt that his thinking in this regard should be correct.

Gang Ji just interrupted lightly, "Don't think too much...that's just a little girl, she's only 14 years old."

"...boss, in fact, if you really like her, you can wait for her to grow up." Kurihara said after thinking about it, but after receiving the eyes of his own boss, he abruptly said the second half of the sentence "Now The loli cultivation plan is also quite popular," swallowed it back.

"I won't do anything to her, Kurihara." Tsuna shook his head lightly, his tone indifferent, "It's not just a matter of age, but also because of my identity as 'Vongola Judaimu' and the responsibilities I shoulder. Responsibility... When I broke up with Kyoko, I have already decided in my heart that I will not let any girl be in danger because of me, especially those who have nothing to do with the mafia world, let alone involve them In the future, I will probably marry the right person arranged by my family, and on the premise that the other person is willing to marry me, I will respect her, love her, and spend my whole life with her."

It was rare for him to hear his boss talking about emotional matters. Kurihara was silent for a while after hearing this, and then asked with a bit of seriousness: "Then...boss, if you put aside all the helplessness of your identity and just act as Tsunayoshi Sawada, do you like that little girl?"

Eyes drooping, seeming to be thinking, but also seeming to be recalling, Gang Ji finally smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth:

"I don't know if that feeling can be attributed to the so-called 'love'... But I can't stop liking such a girl who looks like she doesn't care about anything every day, as if nothing can hurt her, She never plays cards according to common sense in things, and often makes people around her lose her temper but has nothing to do with her, but in fact...she has a heart that is gentler than anyone else, and she has a sincere enthusiasm for everyone around her and uses it She silently cared about them in her own way, not just friends, or even people who had a brief relationship. Although she always said some poisonous words, she was a person who really knew how to be gentle, even to the extreme. And... She's actually really cute, really cute."

"Wow, boss, these years... it's the first time I've heard you evaluate a girl so seriously."

"So... I can't hurt her even more. I know she is mysterious, and there must be some special secret behind it, but at least for now, it is certain that she is not from the mafia world. What's more, as I said at the beginning That way...she is too young, her world has just begun, the future has infinite possibilities, and she will come into contact with more and better things...shouldn't be delayed by an 'old man' like me."

Hearing the term "old man", Kurihara couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Even Gang Ji couldn't help laughing, but there were too many complicated emotions in that smile.But let's put that aside for now.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, Kurihara... Let's talk about the job you mentioned earlier."

The topic finally turned back to business.

Kurihara also became serious, and then turned the screen of the laptop to Tsunayoshi, only to see a picture of a red gemstone displayed on the screen.

"Bss, this is this, 'Tears of Red Eyes', the condition for the Malthus family to cooperate with us."

"Is there any history of this jewel? Why are the Malthus family so obsessed with this jewel?"

"This ruby ​​really has a long history. The Malthus family can be said to be one of the oldest nobles in Italy. According to legend, in the [-]th century, the Duke of Malthus married a beautiful Russian princess, but the princess was always away from home. Depressed, the Duke ordered someone to forge this ruby ​​in order to please his wife. And on the day the princess gave birth to the Duke's son, the ruby ​​was forged, and the Duke was naturally very happy to present this ruby ​​to his wife. At the same time, it was also used as a congratulatory gift for the birth of his son. Later, this gem became one of the treasures of the Malthus family and was handed down from generation to generation. However, later, Italy went through wars and the traditional nobility gradually declined. Tossing and wandering, the owner has changed wave after wave. In recent years, the Malthus family has also begun to inquire about the whereabouts of this gem, and finally found out some time ago... Now, this gem is in Japan. The Suzuki chaebol. The Malthus family had secretly sent someone to contact the Suzuki family, but no matter how high the price was, the Suzuki family did not agree to give up this gem. Now, many families in the mafia world know that boss you are now Vacationing in Japan...that's why the Malthus family proposed such cooperation conditions."

Tsuna Kichi rubbed his chin thoughtfully, "So...the Malthus family hopes that I can use some method to impress the Suzuki consortium and get this gem?"

"Originally, we could have considered it this way, but, boss, look at this...the new news today." Kurihara called up another web page on the computer screen.

I saw that the headline of this piece of news read—"Phantom Thief Kidd sent out a notice, the target—'Tears of Red Eyes'."

"Phantom Thief Kidd... is that mysterious Phantom Thief who has been active in Japan for the past two years?" During this time in Japan, when I usually read the newspapers, I could see the media's overwhelming coverage of this "magician under the moonlight" report, so Tsuna has heard a little about it.

"That's right, I heard that Mr. Phantom Thief has confronted the Suzuki family many times, and this time he focused on the 'Red Eye Tears' that currently belongs to the Suzuki family. The Suzuki family also accepted the challenge of Phantom Thief Kidd, Once again, a net was laid to arrest him. Although the matter has become much more complicated because of Mr. Phantom Thief, from a certain point of view... this is also a good opportunity, boss, we might as well reap the benefits of the fisherman ?” Kurihara suggested.

"The so-called 'black eats black'..." Gang Ji couldn't tell what the attitude was, but asked instead: "However, didn't this ruby ​​entrust the Duke's love for his wife and the celebration of the birth of his son? And it was created, why is this kind of gemstone with the meaning of blessing called 'Tears of Red Eyes', such a sad-sounding name? Is it because it is shaped like tears?"

Kurihara: "On the surface, the explanation known to the general public is indeed the case. Because it is a ruby ​​shaped like a tear, it is named 'Tears of Red Eyes'. However, I did some research later and found out some unknowns. The secret of this gem, the real reason why this gem was named 'Tears of Red Eyes'... This is a gem that is said to be cursed."

"A cursed gem?" Tsuna frowned slightly.

"That's right, when this gemstone was first created, it is said that it was named 'Red Heart' by the Duke of Malthus, representing his passionate love for his wife and son. However, later, when the son was underage, his wife Then she died of illness. Later, it is said that every woman who owns this jewel, if she gives birth to a son, will not be able to live until her son becomes an adult, which is like a curse... So later, this jewel It gradually became known as 'Tears of Red Eyes', such a sad name."

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